Friday, March 3, 2017

How Notre Dame Secures an ACC "Double Bye"


Here's what we'll know about Notre Dame's ACC Tournament schedule somewhere between 4 PM ET and 10:30 PM ET Saturday night:

Beat Louisville -- the Fighting Irish will finish in either a tie for first with North Carolina (if they lose to Duke) -- or, finish all alone in 2nd place.  Notre Dame earns a double-bye!

Lose to Louisville -- for the Irish to earn a double-bye, one of these things need to happen:
  • Miami beats Florida State -- Irish earn a double-bye
  • North Carolina beats Duke -- Irish earn a double-bye

If Louisville, Florida State and Duke win tomorrow -- the Fighting Irish lose out on the ACC tie-breaker formula (ND will have one more loss in their overall record then the other three teams) -- and will end up the #5 seed...

LINK:  ACC TIE-BREAKER SCENARIOS

LINK:  ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

ND vs. Louisville -- Saturday Doubleheader!


The Fighting Irish Women & Men's basketball teams will take on their respective counterparts at Louisville tomorrow on national television:
  • NOON ET on ESPN2 --- Notre Dame Women vs. Louisville
  • 2 PM ET on CBS -- Notre Dame Men vs. Louisville


Muffet & Players Talk Tourney Win Over Virginia

Virginia Coach & Players Talk Loss to ND

Updated National Rankings: Notre Dame Teams


Here's a looking at the latest national rankings of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:

#3:  Notre Dame Women's Basketball

#3:  Notre Dame Women's Fencing

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Fencing

#8:  Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse 

#12:  Notre Dame Hockey

#19:  Notre Dame Men's Basketball

#19:  Notre Dame Men's Swimming 

#24:  Notre Dame Women's Swimming

#27:  Notre Dame Women's Tennis 

#29:  Notre Dame Men's Tennis

#30:  Notre Dame Women's Softball


*Please note that the national rankings for Women's Rowing have yet to be released.  The Fighting Irish are expected to be ranked in the Top 20

Here's a Look at 2017 NFL Rookie Contracts

The folks at Sportrac do a great job of laying out what each NFL team can spend on their upcoming 2017 Draft Picks. 

Big money drops based on where you're selected!

LINK:  ROOKIE SALARY CAP

Kizer Not a Lock for 1st Round -- Latest Mocks


Took a lap around the NFL media "experts" to see what they're thinking as it relates to DeShone Kizer and his draft position -- along with the expected "first" NFL contract amount.

I found SEVEN MOCK DRAFTS -- and only ONE has KIZER going in the FIRST ROUND, it's linked below.

Now, all of this could change over the next couple of days as Kizer meets in person with all of the NFL teams...

LINK:  #13 TO ARIZONA -- $13.4 MILLION CONTRACT

LINK:  MOCKS THAT DO NOT HAVE KIZER GOING IN FIRST

Lindsey Allen -- ACC's All Time Assist Leader!!!


Quite an honor for Notre Dame senior guard Lindsey Allen!!!

Lindsey broke the Atlantic Coach Conference record during today's ACC Tournament game against Virginia.  The Fighting Irish beat the Cavaliers 76 - 59 with Lindsey leading the way with 12 points and 10 assists!

LINK:  BOX SCORE



Notre Dame's Bengal Bouts on ESPN3 Tonight!


The FINALS for the University of Notre Dame's 87th annual Bengal Bouts are tonight at 7 PM ET -- and if you can't be at Purcell Pavilion in person -- you can watch it LIVE on ESPN3 (link below).

Here's a look at each of the FIGHTS tonight!

LINK:  TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS

LINK:  WATCH IT LIVE HERE